Otogenic skull base osteomyelitis caused by invasive fungal infection : Case report and literature review

Otogenic skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) of fungal etiology is a very rare but life-threatening complication of inflammatory processes of the ear. The authors present a case of otogenic SBO caused by Aspergillus flavus in a 65-year-old man with a fatal course. Because of the encountered difficulties...

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Veröffentlicht in:	European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2006-12, Vol.263 (12), p.1070-1076
Hauptverfasser:	STODULSKI, Dominik, KOWALSKA, Boiena, STANKIEWICZ, Czeslaw
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Amphotericin B - therapeutic use Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Cavernous Sinus - microbiology Cavernous Sinus - pathology Cerebrospinal Fluid Otorrhea - etiology Ear, auditive nerve, cochleovestibular tract, facial nerve: diseases, semeiology Ent and stomatologic bacterial diseases Fatal Outcome Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Injections, Intravenous Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical sciences Neuroaspergillosis - complications Neuroaspergillosis - drug therapy Non tumoral diseases Osteomyelitis - drug therapy Osteomyelitis - microbiology Osteomyelitis - pathology Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Paracentesis Skull Base - microbiology Skull Base - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Otogenic skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) of fungal etiology is a very rare but life-threatening complication of inflammatory processes of the ear. The authors present a case of otogenic SBO caused by Aspergillus flavus in a 65-year-old man with a fatal course. Because of the encountered difficulties with the proper diagnosis and treatment, the authors reviewed the literature on the subject.
ISSN:	0937-4477 1434-4726
DOI:	10.1007/s00405-006-0118-7